How to use this site:

The menu is on the right side of the webpage.

To find what you are looking for, click on the menu linked labeled 'topics'. All the entries are organized there. For example, if you wanted to find notes about the branches of science and their descriptions, look under the category '1st qtr BIOLOGY'.

You may also use the search function on the right. Type in what you want to find (for example, 'thylakoids') and then click on the 'find!' button.

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Please note:

This site is run on my personal time. It is not complete. I've only started. Maybe there will be reviewers for the quarter exams if I have time.

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Reminders for the 1st qtr as of July 2, 2003 can be found HERE.

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Topic Index (Contents of Site)

1st qtr GENERAL
1st qtr BIOLOGY

I will probably have sections for Religion, History, PE, and HE. I will probably not have sections for Math, English and Filipino (yuck).

The Scientific Method

1. Observation
2. Question Formulation
3. Exploration of Alternative Resources
4. Hypothesis Formation
5. Experimentation (testing of hypothesis)
6. Theory Formation
7. Law Formation

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Technology

-- Products (ex. canned goods)
-- Gadgets & Tools (ex. microwave)
-- Processes (ex. refrigeration)

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"LIFE"
--- Something of being
--- Capable of actions
--- Possessing certain characteristics

Characteristics of Living Things
Living things...

• are made up of cells
• obtain and use energy
• grow and develop
• reproduce
• respond to stimuli
• adapt to environment
• Law Formation

"SCIENCE"
Et. Latin 'scientia' knowledge, 'scire' to know
systemized body of knowledge

"BIOLOGY"
Et. 'bios' life, 'logos' study
the study of life
branch of science dealing with living organisms and their vital processes

"TECHNOLOGY"
Et. Greek 'technologia' systematic treatment
practical application of science

"PHYSICAL SCIENCE"
science dealing primarily with nonliving things

"BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE"
science dealing primarily with living things

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Branches of Physical Science

• "PHYSICS" deals with matter, energy and their interactions
• "CHEMISTRY" deals with substances
• "GEOLOGY" deals with the history of the earth esp. in relation to rocks
• "ASTRONOMY" deals with celestial bodies
• "GEOGRAPHY" deals with the earth's surface

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Branches of Biological Science

• "BOTANY" deals with plants
• "ZOOLOGY" deals with animals
• "MICROBIOLOGY" deals with microorganisms
• "BACTERIOLOGY" deals with bacteria
• "VIROLOGY" deals with viruses
• "IMMUNOLOGY" deals with the immune system
• "MYCOLOGY" deals with fungi
• "PHYCOLOGY" deals with algae